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A review by leandrathetbrzero
The Wedding Season by Katy Birchall
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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- The Secret Bridesmaid by Katy Birchall
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When Freya’s fiancé calls off their wedding the day before they are meant to walk down the aisle, her entire life implodes before her eyes. After spending her entire 20s with one partner, she must sift through the memories of their relationship to find the cracks she missed previously. Meanwhile, she has seven other weddings to attend by the season’s end. Will she survive the wedding season in one piece with a broken heart?
I read this book as a buddy read with Carly over at @bookishpixiereads after we discovered that we each read The Secret Bridesmaid by the same author and loved it. And, boy, did we have SO much to discuss about Freya, her ex-fiancé Matthew, and Freya’s ever-changing relationship with Jamie. This romance combines the opposites-attract and friends-to-lovers tropes, and that is definitely one of the book’s strengths. It made the transition way more realistic moving from acquaintances who rub each other the wrong way to friends supporting each other to becoming something more romantically.
This is a slow burn that allows us to get to know Freya, watch her healing process, and root for her stability as a single woman before reentering a serious relationship once again. My only wish would be that Freya take even more time for her to be comfortable and happy being alone because that is what I would recommend to anyone experiencing this kind of breakup in real life, but as it’s a fictional romance and we need that HEA trope, I will accept Birchall’s ending! :)
Birchall is shaping up to be a safe auto-buy author for me!!